Vanuatu
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) announced that the Third Regional Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry, which convened on 28 September 2012, in Nadi, Fiji, endorsed the Pacific Islands Regional Policy Framework for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation and forest conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+).
According to SPC, the framework aims to support Pacific Island countries (PICs...
01 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 September 2012: The Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area network (NPMLPA) announced the completion of a 40-meter sea wall to protect against coastal erosion the community of Worasiviu on Pele Island, Vanuatu. According to NPMLPA, the sea wall will slow the rate of coastal erosion due to rising sea levels, which is a serious issue in Vanuatu.
The coastal rehabilitation program in Worasiviu aims to extend the sea wall by another 30 meters and replant the coastline behind the wall with...
18 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) has released a study on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CAA) in the Pacific, titled “Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the Pacific: an institutional and policy analysis.” The study analyzes the level of integration of DRR and CCA activities across the region.
The 67-page report includes analysis of seven Pacific island countries: the Cook Islands, the...
18 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has joined SPREP. The UK announced it had joined SPREP at the 24th Post-Forum Dialogue Partners’ Meeting, which convened on 31 August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
According to SPREP, its members are now: American Samoa, Australia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France,...
17 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), with support from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO), convened the Regional Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) in the Pacific from 4-6 September 2012, in Nadi, Fiji. Participants shared country reports on FGR and developed priorities for action for the Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian subregions.
The workshop agreed to recommendations on the need: for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (...
